Can seabirds modify carbon burial in fjords?

Two high latitude fjords of Spitsbergen (Hornsund 77°N and Kongsfjorden 79°N) are regarded as being highly productive (70 g and 50 gC m−2 year−1) and having organic-rich sediments. Hornsund has more organic matter in its sediments (8%), nearly half of it of terrestrial origin, while most of that in...

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Published in:Oceanologia
Main Authors: Jan Marcin Węsławski, Jacek Urbański, Marta Głuchowska, Katarzyna Grzelak, Lech Kotwicki, Sławomir Kwaśniewski, Joanna Legeżyńska, Józef Wiktor, Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk, Agata Zaborska, Marek Zajączkowski, Lech Stempniewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-10-01
Subjects:
Arctic
Svalbard
Fjords
Carbon
Seabirds
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323417300593

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